New Ending Newsletter Interview

Which NZ artist/band do you think will be a huge international success one day?
The Bleeders, they’re great guys and they’ve been working hard – they deserve it.

Who would you most like to tour with?
New Zealand – The Bleeders. International – anyone whose cool but obviously someone along the same lines as our own sound, Thrice, Finch, Hot Water Music, the list could go on and on…

What is your most embarrassing concert moment?
Noise control shutting down a show we had set up, halfway through the line-up. Blowing up PA’s, slipping and nearly arsing over on stage.

What are you planning on doing during 2005?
We are planning on getting out and about more, we admit we’ve been a little slack. We are also planning a trip across to Australia for a couple of shows. On top of that we would like to get some quality recording done, we’re sick of demo-ing stuff. Mainly just continue rocking out though.

How did you come up with the name New Ending?
The names come from a play on the new beginning thing. A couple of us had just finished up with an old band – we thought "lets make this a new ending not a new beginning", we’d like to finish this thing off properly…hopefully years from now.

What is in your CD collection at home?
Mainly a collection of punk, screamo and hardcore bands. My favourite band would have to be Thrice at the moment, their new dvd really gives you some hope of getting out on the road and making it.

What advice would you give other budding musicians/bands?
Practise, the more you feel comfortable playing your own music on stage the more fun you have, and just rock out, people get into it more if you’re having fun on stage. Mainly though, just do it for yourself, there’s far too many critical voices out there who are always willing to put you down.